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Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and me : a graphic memoir / by Lorina Mapa.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wolfville, Nova Scotia : Conundrum Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 131 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781772620115
  • 1772620114
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 741.5971 MAP
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.7.M3373 Dur 2017
Summary: "A graphic memoir about growing up in the Philippines in the 1980s with Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and the EDSA Revolution. When she learns of her beloved father's fatal car accident, Mapa flies to Manila to attend his funeral. His sudden death sparks childhood memories. Weaving the past with the present, Mapa entertains with stories about religion, pop culture, adolescence, social class and politics, including her experiences of the 1986 People Power Revolution which made headlines around the world. It is a love letter to her parents, family, friends, country of birth, and in the end, perhaps even to herself"--
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Book Book Janet F. Harte Public Library Janet F. Harte Public Library Graphic Novels GN B MAPA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 43185001831922
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"A graphic memoir about growing up in the Philippines in the 1980s with Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and the EDSA Revolution. When she learns of her beloved father's fatal car accident, Mapa flies to Manila to attend his funeral. His sudden death sparks childhood memories. Weaving the past with the present, Mapa entertains with stories about religion, pop culture, adolescence, social class and politics, including her experiences of the 1986 People Power Revolution which made headlines around the world. It is a love letter to her parents, family, friends, country of birth, and in the end, perhaps even to herself"--

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